..The present review summarizes recent data on the in vitro and in vivo properties of OECs and critically compares the analogies and differences in the biology of both cell types relevant in the above-mentioned context...

..We conclude that the exposure of cells to Me2SO at elevated temperatures does not necessarily reduce cell viability and that contrary to this, cell type-specific, beneficial effects of Me2SO could be observed...

In vitro expression and regulation of ciliary neurotrophic factor and its alpha receptor subunit in neonatal rat olfactory ensheathing cells

..The observation that OECs express both the ligand and part of its receptor complex may indicate that CNTF exerts paracrine and/or autocrine effects in vivo, which apparently do not include the regulation of cell division...

..Taken together, we established a stable source of adult canine Schwann cells and OECs and demonstrated that the effects of hTERT expression on in vitro growth and growth factor responsiveness depend on the replicative age...

In vitro characterization of a murine oligodendrocyte precursor cell line (BO-1) following spontaneous immortalization

..The first demonstration of TMEV-mediated effects on OPC differentiation may shed new light on the pathogenesis of TMEV-induced demyelination and offers an explanation for the limited remyelination observed in vivo...

..To conclude, the present findings indicate a change in cell tropism of CDV and/or the occurrence of less differentiated astrocytes representing a permanent source for virus infection and spread in advanced lesions of DL...

..Whether the site-specific population dynamics in the postnatal canine olfactory epithelium revealed in the present study are modulated by physiological parameters, such as airflow, has to be clarified in future studies...